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Re: Group B strep

From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 24 Jun 2000 22:01:20 -0500 (CDT)

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>From all the reading I have done, Group B Strep is NOT a sexually
transmitted disease because first it is not a disease, but a colonization. When I asked my doctor about this she ASSURED me that it was not sexually transmitted exclusively. Hopefully the doctors will have a better answer for us.

At Sat, 24 Jun 2000, yvonne wrote: >
>At Sat, 24 Jun 2000, Amy wrote:
>>
>>No, it is a bacteria that lives naturally in the flora of 30+% of women.
>>It is not an infection, but rather a colonization, meaning that the
>>bacteria live there without causing any problems.
>>
>>At Sat, 24 Jun 2000, stephanie wrote:
>>>
>>>Is Group B strep infection a Sexually Transmitted Disease?
>
>It is true that GBS becomes part of the normal flora of the vagina of
>30% of pregnant women (colonizing). It is WITHOUT A DOUBT transmitted
>sexually. There may be other ways as well.

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